Ontario Fruit Explorers

["Biz Storms" <biz.storms@sympatico.ca>]

Tom,

This is cannot wait to see. I'll certainly ask if I can take pictures. Being
drier and correspondingly lighter, I can also bring back some of the pulp
for mixing in with the horses mash and to treat our neighbours cows. We went
to a cider party a few weeks back and had such fun watching just a few cows
trying to eat, and also defend, a pile of pulp, in the midst of many other
cows.
Cheers, Bizmark.

-----Original Message-----
From: labruscagrape-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org
[mailto:labruscagrape-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Thomas Olenio
Sent: 09 November 2006 06:48
To: Ontario Fruit Explorers
Subject: Re: [OFEX] grinding


Hello,

Hergots has a new accordian press.  What comes out of it is bone dry.  The  
segments of apple pulp come out like dry, square cookies.

You could not compete with a cider mill with home equipment.  Plus they  
have the benefit of speed.

LAter,
Tom

On Wed, 08 Nov 2006 23:33:01 -0500, Biz Storms <biz.storms@sympatico.ca>  
wrote:

> Tom,
>
> Thanks for the info - such a great idea. I'll certainly follow up on  
> this.
> The bag thing is perfect. There's also a great opportunity to attempt to
> compare liquid output with Hergots versus manual at home. Just out of
> curiosity, of course.
>
> Cheers, Bizmark.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: labruscagrape-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org
> [mailto:labruscagrape-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Thomas  
> Olenio
> Sent: 08 November 2006 16:00
> To: Ontario Fruit Explorers
> Subject: Re: [OFEX] grinding
>
>
> Hi Biz,
>
> I highly reccomend one of the cider mills west of Kitchener.  There is
> Hergots on Erb Street (between St Agatha and Waterloo), or the cider mill
> in Wellesly (sp?).  Same people who sell retail cider and juice at Zehrs.
>
> Bring your apples, and have it pressed into pails or have them seal it in
> milk bags.  Cider in milk bags freezes beautifully.  I know Hergots has
> the bag machine.
>
> It will all be done in an hour or two.  You need to make an appointment
> with both of these places.
>
> I think there is a six bushel minimum.
>
> Later,
> Tom
>
> On Wed, 08 Nov 2006 13:16:10 -0500, Biz Storms <biz.storms@sympatico.ca>
> wrote:
>
>>
>> Hi Everyone
>>
>> So we actually have a grinder and press - but there are about 13 bushels
>> of
>> apples waiting and softening - they're golden russets so they definitely
>> need to soften. While there has been oodles written about the garburator
>> (sp?) grinder on nafex, I'm hoping there's another solution or device
>> that I
>> could consider to spare me from grinding 13 plus bushels - the long way.
>>
>> The golden russet cider we made last season was so yummy, this year  
>> we're
>> going to quadruple the batch. I loved it since it didn't trigger a
>> headache
>> like many other wines. A neighbour has a power grinder that he purchased
>> from someone in or near Buffalo, and the ground bits are very small,
>> more so
>> than the manual grinder.
>>
>> I'll give anything a try, since next year we're likely to have even more
>> bushels to deal with.
>>
>> Cheers, Bizmark
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: labruscagrape-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org
>> [mailto:labruscagrape-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Thomas
>> Olenio
>> Sent: 07 November 2006 18:09
>> To: labruscagrape@lists.ibiblio.org
>> Subject: [OFEX] Press
>>
>>
>> Hello all,
>>
>> The only tricky bit in making that press is attaching the pressing  
>> shaft.
>> It is really easy.  See image.   tom
>>
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